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ORDERS TO [JOEL LEFTWICH]1
Head Quarters Piqua [Ohio] 27th. Sept. 1812—
Having been informed by the Honble the Secy, of War [William
Eustis] that a body of troops was marching from Virginia to join
the N.W. Army under my Command. I have no [i.e., now]2 the honor
to inform you that your destination is Wooster in the County of
Wayne in this State 45 miles West of Canton And your Route
through New Lisbon & Canton [all in Ohio].
Upon your arrival at Wooster where it is presumed you will be
joined by a Brigade from Pennsylvania and some companies from
this State the Senior Officer will assume the Command [of]3 all
the troops at that place, which will compose the Right Wing of
the Army. Should the command devolve upon you you will make
every exertion to prepare for the March to the Rapids of miami
[on the Maumee River]. I have directed the Cont[r]actor Major
[James] White to deposit at Wooster 200,000 Rations the Depy.
Commissary Mr. [John H.] Piatt to deposit 500,0004 & Major
[Ebenezer] Denny at Pittsburgh has orders to forward from thence
400,000 with the means of transport.5 Mr. Piatt has also
instructions to procure all the waggons in the Country at least
enough to take on at one trip 1500 barrels of flour & a
proportionable quantity of salt and the Other small parts of the
Ration. All the Artillery & other supplies which are ordered
from Pittsburgh will take the direction of Wooster and will be
subject to the Orders of the Senior Officer. Govr. Meiggs
[Return J. Meigs, Jr.] has engaged to set a detachment
immediately to open the road from Wooster by the Upper Sandusky

ORDERS TO [JOEL LEFTWICH]1
Head Quarters Piqua [Ohio] 27th. Sept. 1812—
Having been informed by the Honble the Secy, of War [William
Eustis] that a body of troops was marching from Virginia to join
the N.W. Army under my Command. I have no [i.e., now]2 the honor
to inform you that your destination is Wooster in the County of
Wayne in this State 45 miles West of Canton And your Route
through New Lisbon & Canton [all in Ohio].
Upon your arrival at Wooster where it is presumed you will be
joined by a Brigade from Pennsylvania and some companies from
this State the Senior Officer will assume the Command [of]3 all
the troops at that place, which will compose the Right Wing of
the Army. Should the command devolve upon you you will make
every exertion to prepare for the March to the Rapids of miami
[on the Maumee River]. I have directed the Cont[r]actor Major
[James] White to deposit at Wooster 200,000 Rations the Depy.
Commissary Mr. [John H.] Piatt to deposit 500,0004 & Major
[Ebenezer] Denny at Pittsburgh has orders to forward from thence
400,000 with the means of transport.5 Mr. Piatt has also
instructions to procure all the waggons in the Country at least
enough to take on at one trip 1500 barrels of flour & a
proportionable quantity of salt and the Other small parts of the
Ration. All the Artillery & other supplies which are ordered
from Pittsburgh will take the direction of Wooster and will be
subject to the Orders of the Senior Officer. Govr. Meiggs
[Return J. Meigs, Jr.] has engaged to set a detachment
immediately to open the road from Wooster by the Upper Sandusky